Chapter-28 Pyogenic Liver Abscess
BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Hepato-Gastroenterology
Author
1. Ahmed Furqan
ISBN
9789351523789
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12555_29
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2015
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1.
South City Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Chapter keywords
pyogenic liver abscess (PLA),
bacterial infection,
liver parenchyma,
endotoxins,
anorexia,
jaundice,
hepatomegaly,
septic metastasis,
meningitis,
endophthalmitis,
septic pulmonary emboli,
brain abscesses,
acute respiratory distress syndrome,
pleural effusions